Nightwish detail 20th anniversary compilation Decades

Nightwish unveil tracklist and cover art for their 20th anniversary double album Decades - out in March

Nightwish have given further details on their upcoming compilation album titled Decades.

It’ll arrive on March 9 via Nuclear Blast, and is being released to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary.

Nightwish revealed back in November that the double album would be out this year – and now they’ve unveiled the cover art and tracklist and opened pre-orders.

The band will head out on tour across North America in March and return to Europe from May to celebrate their 20th anniversary – and will play rare material from their early days.

Nightwish leader Tuomas Holopainen said: “July 6, 1996, was the exact date marked on my family's summer cabin guestbook. On that date, by a campfire, a decision was made to form a band of three members, playing atmospheric acoustic music led by a female voice.

“Fifteen months later, this group would release its debut album, and more than two decades later, it would release a compilation including songs from eight studio albums and from the very first demo which gave the band its name.”

Find the Decades cover art and tracklist below, along with the band’s upcoming tour dates.